ballsoutpunk
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I had something odd happen when I was applying IGF last night. I inserted the slin pin all 1/2" and started to push the piston down, but it wouldn't go. I thought I probably was just applying pressure to the piston at an angle or something like that and that it was binding, so I pressed harder and harder. Finally, I got about 2iu in, then released pressure on the piston as I adjusted my grip on the syringe so I could press harder. When I took pressure off, the piston slid back to the initial position as the IGF forced its way back into the syringe. It was like trying to inject something into a small sterile vial that was overpressured inside. I pulled the needle out about 1/8" and was able to finish the injection (that depth - 3/8" - should have been fine since they're making 1/4" slin pins now). The area stung for a little while and it left a sore bump that looks like a mosquito bite. The injection was SC and about 2" to the left of and slightly below my belly button. I've had this happen several other times in that same area on both sides and also maybe once or twice in my thigh. What could I be hitting that would totally prevent anything from being injected without applying huge amounts of pressure and causing damage? Muscle sheath, maybe? I've never had this problem with deep IM injections.
The needle was inserted at a right angle to the surface of my skin, so there is no chance that the depth was too shallow. I'd like to find out what I'm doing wrong from time to time so I can stop it. It turns a small and normally painless injection into something that hurts a lot worse than massive IM injections. Also, it's tricky to explain the bumps to the missus. I don't know how many times I can "pinch my belly between weight plates when loading a machine," "find a tick," or "get bitten by a mosquito or spider" before it looks suspicious. :shocked:
The needle was inserted at a right angle to the surface of my skin, so there is no chance that the depth was too shallow. I'd like to find out what I'm doing wrong from time to time so I can stop it. It turns a small and normally painless injection into something that hurts a lot worse than massive IM injections. Also, it's tricky to explain the bumps to the missus. I don't know how many times I can "pinch my belly between weight plates when loading a machine," "find a tick," or "get bitten by a mosquito or spider" before it looks suspicious. :shocked: